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American football player (born 1996)

American football player

Kyron Brown (born May 26, 1996) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Akron, and signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

College career[edit]

Brown was a member of the Akron Zips for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He recorded 121 tackles, six interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 25 passes defensed in 51 games played (26 starts).[1]

Professional career[edit]

New York Jets[edit]

Brown signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 10, 2019.[2] He was cut at the end of training camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed by the Jets to their practice squad on September 1, 2019.[3] Brown was promoted to the Jets’ active roster on November 13, 2019.[4] Brown made his NFL debut on November 17, 2019 against the Washington Redskins, playing ten snaps on special teams in a 34-17 victory.[5] Brown made his first career start on December 8 against the Miami Dolphins, making five tackles before leaving the game due to a quad injury.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2019.[7] Brown was waived with a failed physical designation on May 5, 2020.[8] He reverted to the reserve/physically unable to perform list the next day after clearing waivers.[9] He was waived after the season on May 7, 2021.[10]

Dallas Cowboys[edit]

On July 26, 2021, Brown signed a two-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys.[11] He was waived on August 17.[12] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 1.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Cowboys on January 18, 2022. He was waived/injured on August 15, 2022 and placed on injured reserve.[14] He was released on August 23.

Tennessee Titans[edit]

On October 18, 2022, Brown was signed to the Titans practice squad.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sirabella, Brittany (October 10, 2019). “New York Jets: Kyron Brown is Ready to Play”. EmpireSportsMedia.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 10, 2019). “Jets Sign 16 Undrafted Free Agents”. NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Stypulkoski, Matt (September 2, 2019). “Jets practice squad: 8 players added to 11-man roster – Luke Falk, Kyron Brown, more”. NJ.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Aber, Spencer (November 13, 2019). “Jets sign B.J. Bello, Kyron Brown as Brian Winters, Chris Herndon head to IR”. Jets Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  5. ^ “Kyron Brown 2019 Game Logs”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Costello, Brian (December 9, 2019). “Jets defense has milestone performance it needed”. New York Post. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 9, 2019). “Jets Sign WR Jeff Smith, Place CB Kyron Brown on IR”. NewYorkJets.com.
  8. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 5, 2020). “Jets Place WRs Quincy Enunwa, Josh Bellamy on Reserve/PUP”. NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Bouda, Nate (May 6, 2020). “Jets CB Kyron Brown & WR Jalin Moore Revert To Reserve/PUP After Clearing Waivers”. NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (May 7, 2021). “Jets Release Six Players Including WR Josh Doctson, K Chase McLaughlin”. NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  11. ^ “Source: Cowboys sign ex-Jets CB Kyron Brown to a two-year deal”. DallasNews.com. July 25, 2021.
  12. ^ Eatman, Nick (August 17, 2021). “Cowboys Trim Roster To 85 Players; Robinson To IR”. DallasCowboys.com.
  13. ^ Phillips, Rob (September 1, 2021). “QB Ben DiNucci Among Practice Squad Additions”. DallasCowboys.com.
  14. ^ “Cowboys make 5 cuts, including spring FA signing, to get down to 85 players”. USAToday.com. August 15, 2022.
  15. ^ “Titans shuffle practice squad by adding 2, releasing 1”. USAToday.com. October 18, 2022.

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